title: The Gq and G12 families of heterotrimeric G proteins report functional selectivity.
abstract: Receptors coupled to the G(q) and G(12) families of heterotrimeric G proteins have surfaced rarely in the context of functional selectivity and always indirectly. We explore here the differential engagement of G(q) and G(13) (of the G(12) family) by the thromboxane A(2) receptor alpha (TPalpha), via agonist-effected [(35)S]-guanosine 5'-O-(3-thio)triphosphate binding when the G proteins themselves are used as reporters. We find for TPalpha introduced into human embryonic kidney 293 cells and for the receptor expressed normally in human platelets an agonist-selective engagement of G(q) versus G(13). Pinane thromboxane A(2) (PTA(2)) activates G(q) in preference to G(13), whereas 8-iso-prostaglandin F(2alpha) activates G(13) in preference to G(q). 9,11-Dideoxy-9alpha,11alpha-methanoepoxy-prosta-5Z,13E-dien-1-oic acid (U46619), in contrast, exhibits no preference. Reserve of receptor in relation to G protein and of G protein in relation to downstream events is apparent in some instances but does not have a bearing on selectivity. Activation of G proteins by PTA(2) is right-shifted from binding of the ligand to receptor, a manifestation of which is a bimodal action: PTA(2) is an antagonist at low concentrations and an agonist at higher concentrations. We posit two populations of TPalpha, or two intrinsic sites of ligand binding, with selectivity evident not only in terms of the G proteins activated but properties of antagonism versus agonism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6084, USA.
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Lawrence F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Brass
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Manning
mesh_terms: D019796:15-Hydroxy-11 alpha,9 alpha-(epoxymethano)prosta-5,13-dienoic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D000081008:Bicyclic Monoterpenes; D019086:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic; D002118:Calcium / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D002460:Cell Line; D048430:Cell Shape; D003600:Cytosol / Q000378:metabolism; D015237:Dinoprost / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000378:metabolism; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; D044365:GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, G12-G13 / Q000378:metabolism*; D043802:GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gq-G11 / Q000378:metabolism*; D016244:Guanosine 5'-O-(3-Thiotriphosphate) / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D006834:Hydrazines / Q000494:pharmacology; D020128:Inhibitory Concentration 50; D007668:Kidney / Q000166:cytology; D008024:Ligands; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D010974:Platelet Aggregation; D011869:Radioligand Assay; D044244:Receptors, Thromboxane A2, Prostaglandin H2 / Q000819:agonists / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D013928:Thromboxane A2 / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000081008:Bicyclic Monoterpenes; D019086:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; D006834:Hydrazines; D008024:Ligands; D044244:Receptors, Thromboxane A2, Prostaglandin H2; C075750:8-epi-prostaglandin F2alpha; D016244:Guanosine 5'-O-(3-Thiotriphosphate); D013928:Thromboxane A2; C020465:pinane-thromboxane A2; D019796:15-Hydroxy-11 alpha,9 alpha-(epoxymethano)prosta-5,13-dienoic Acid; C045749:SQ 29548; D015237:Dinoprost; D044365:GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, G12-G13; D043802:GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gq-G11; D002118:Calcium